Harness-buckle and shield.



No. 688,677: Patented Dec. 10, won.

G. A. PADDUBK. HARNESS BUCKLE AND SHIELD.

(Application filed June 22, 1899) (No Model.)

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GUSTAVUS A. PADDOOK, OF BEAVERDAM, WISCONSIN.

HARNESS-BUCKLE AND SHIELD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 688,677, dated December10, 1901. Application filed June 22, 1899- Sei'ial No. 721,503. (Nomodel.)

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Be itknown that I, GUsTAvUs A. PADDOCK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Beaverdamin the county of Dodge and State of Wisconsin, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Buckle-Shields, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates more especially to that class of shields applied tobuckles used for uniting the cross-lines of double harness, although myinvention may obviously be applied to similar buckles used for otherpurposes.

The object of my invention is to provide a form of shield which may bereadily interlocked with the buckle at the heel or pintlebar thereof andwhich will cotiperate with the straps secured by the buckle in such amanner that each will aid in retaining the other in position, regardbeing had for simplicity of structure and design, whereby the shield maybe formed of cast or stamped metal and all machine-work thereon avoided.

In the following description reference is had to the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is a top View of a buckle with my improvedshield applied thereto as it appears when in use. Figs. 2 and 3 arelongitudinal sectional and side views of the same,

res ectivel Fi 2 bein drawn on a lineparallel with and at one side ofthe buckletongue. Fig. .4 is a top view of the buckle to which theshield is. applied.

Like parts are identified by the same reference-letters throughout theseveral views.

In the drawings, F represents the buckleframe; G, the pintle-bar or heelthereof; H, the tongue, and JJ brackets or side stops which serve asguides for the strap E.

I is the strap on which the buckle is located and to which it is usuallypermanently attached, this strap passing around the pintiebar G, as bestshown in Fig. 2.

Referring to the shield, it will be observed that at its front end it isconstructed in the ordinary manner, with a buckle-cover A, provided withdownwardly-extending arms, connected by the cross-bar D, the strap Ebeing passed between the cross-bar D and cover portion A, as also bestshown in Fig. 2. At its rear end the shield is provided with side barsB, having lugs B, adapted to engage the upper surface of the frame ofthe buckle. The side bars B are also formed with a downwardly-extendingloop, in which when the shield is in position the pintle-bar G of thebuckle is adapted to rest, with the rear ends of the bar B extendedupwardly in the rear of the pintle-bar and united by a cross-bar C. Thelatter when the straps are in place is located above the strap I, andthe strap E may also be passed underneath the bar 0, if desired. Withthis construction it will be observed that when the straps are removedthe shield may be readily engaged with or disengaged from the buckle.

WVhen the shield is adjusted to the buckle and the strap I is inposition, the parts are held together by the interlocking engagement ofthe lugs B on the upper surface of the buckle-frame, the looped portionsof the bar 15 on the under surface of the pintle-bar G, and thecross-bar 0, located above the strap I in the rear of the pintle-bar.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A buckle-shield detachable from the buckle,comprisingacover-plateformed atone end with a strap-engaging portion, and at the other endwith arms adapted to interlock with the buckle at the heel thereof.

2. A buckle-shield detachable from the buckle, comprisinga cover-plate;oppositelyprojecting strap-engaging portions; and interlocking bearingsfor the pintle-bar of the buckle.

3. A buckle-shield, comprising a coverplate; a downwardly-projectingstrap-engaging portion at its front end; rearWardly-projecting armsprovided with downwardly-extending loops adapted to receive thepintlebar of the buckle; and a cross-bar connecting said arms above, andin the rear of, said pintle-bar.

4. A buckle-shield, provided with strapengaging portions at each endthereof; and interlocking bearings adapted to hold the shield and thebuckle together when the adjustable strap is disengaged.

5. A buckle-shield comprising a plate adapted to cover the point of thebuckletongue; and oppositely-projecting strap-engaging portions, each ofsaid portions forming a closed loep, the side bars of the rear to engageboth the Stationary and the adjustloop being adapted to pass the edgesof both able strap, the side bars of said rear 100p be- 10 straps and torest against the real bar of the ing adapted to fit against thepintle-bar 0f buckle. the buckle.

6. A buckle-shield detachable from the GUSTAVUS A. PADDOCK. buckle,comprising a cover for the point of Witnesses: the buckle-tongue and acontinuous closed HENRY E. DAVIS, loop at each end, the rear loop beingadapted THOMAS L. NEWTON.

